I HAVE HAD 5 CDL JOBS THIS YEAR

I've had 5 jobs in the past year also. But most of this was because of being pushed to use elog, and or equipment not being kept up. Don't worry you will figure it out. Google, search, ask what good companies you can apply to, read the threads here, consider where you will go, and what you want to do, and what pays good. I like otr give me paper and an old truck with no governed limit and I will work for cheap. While also hauling ### I like tire chains on ice out west. I'm somewhat not right I guess.

 

An old timer once told me that a rolling stone gathers no moss. Once you find a good company, stick with it come he!! or high water. Just my 2 cents.

 

I think it's a people issue more than anything.

That and that pull to go home. When horsie gets barnitis... Forget about the rest of the trip he he.

 

Find out which temp services hire cdl grads in your area. If you work for a temp service, you can work for as many trucking companies as you want and it doesn't count as job hopping because you work for the temp service and the temp service is paying you.
I signed up with one years ago and the next day I called in and they wanted me to make a run to California from Tennessee. I said no, I'm tired of running out there for now. She said, well, here's a local job available with a different company and you can stay there as long as you want; when you're tired of it, we'll give you something else with another company.

 

I remember you when you were first thinking about getting into trucking. Sometimes it's hard to make the transition, but in the long run worth it.
I remember you were looking at Celadon and Swift for training.

 

Have you thought about other non "trucking industry" cdl jobs? Example, I dont know the companies or the pay, but sometimes you see trucks come into fast food restaurants that pump out their grease traps. These trucks are usally 2 axle tanker trucks but have air brakes so they require a cdl a.

Again, I dont know the pay for stuff like that, but there are cdl a local jobs that you probably get a hourly rate at that are outside of the freight Industry. This way you wouldn't have to be otr and can likely get company benifits.

 

There's lots of those jobs around; AirGas is one of them.
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Waste Management
LTL companies have local pickup & delivery or line haul drop & hook, terminal to terminal. Southeastern Freight Lines is one of several of those companies.